Board Members

John Frame APM

APM, BA, Dip Crim

Board Chairperson

Chair Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee

John had been consulting for nearly 20 years until his recent retirement. Previously he worked as Director of Security & Loss Prevention at Coles Myer after retiring from the Victoria Police in 1993 in the role of Deputy Commissioner (Operations). John completed a Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice Administration) and post graduate Diploma of Criminology and has been awarded the Australian Police Medal. He previously volunteered for Greater Geelong Local Safety Committee and is a member of the Barwon Health Foundation Council and a member of the Geelong Gala Day Committee. John has considerable Board experience and is a past Director of Metropolitan Ambulance Service, Victoria and Barwon Health.

William Mathers

BA, Dip PS

Deputy Board Chairperson

William is the former Chairperson of Barwon Youth and is an Inspector with the Victoria Police. He has a Bachelor of Police Studies, Associate Diploma of Police Studies and a Graduate Certificate Public Sector Management.

Jim Rutherford

Deputy Board Chairperson

Jim is director of Harwood Andrews, specialising in workplace relations law. He is founding member of the Barwon Community Legal Service and he is also a member of the Deakin University Academic Advisory Board for the School of Law.

Jenny Acopian

BS, DipEd, MA

Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee

Jenny has worked in education for more than 40 years, both in Australia and overseas, as a teacher, university administrator and consultant to the higher education sector. She is involved in Rotary International, with her community involvement being conducted locally and internationally. Jenny is a member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Governance Committee.

Lucy Cuddihy

RN, DN, MBA

Chair Quality & Risk Committee

Lucy was appointed to the position of Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery at Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia in 2005 and has an Adjunct Professorial appointment with Deakin University, School of Nursing. She completed a Doctor of Nursing in 2005 at La Trobe University Melbourne, has a Master of Business and graduate qualifications in advanced nursing practice. As part of her current appointment, she has clinical responsibility for aged care services as well as leadership of the nursing and midwifery professions and the development of research and scholarship. She is a member of a number of advisory committees in the Department of Health, at Deakin University and with other Victorian Universities.

Gary Glover

BSc (Hons)

Gary was previously the Assistant Director, Business Management at Victoria Police with responsibility for the operation and provision of Properties and buildings across the State, a fleet of Police operational and non-operational vehicles, and the logistics function which provided uniforms and equipment to all operational police.

Christine Heath

Suzanne Higgins

BA, PhD

Suzanne is a Nursing Manager and former board member of Barwon Youth. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Advanced Nursing), a General Nursing Certificate, Psychiatric Nursing Certificate, Midwifery Certificate and a Masters of Educational Studies (Maternal & Child Health).

David McDonald

David is a Director of West Carr & Harvey Accountants and Business Consultants. He has over 18 years’ experience providing tax and business services to small to medium enterprises and individual clients. David is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ). He was previously a Director of the Geelong Kindergarten Association.